Concrete Superintendent-Traveling

Position Overview

Requisition : 178823
Job Level: Mid Level
Home District/Group: Southwest District
Department: Field Supervision
Market: Transportation
Employment Type: Full Time

As a Kiewit Superintendent, you will be responsible for a variety of field activities to execute construction work on our projects. In the first few years you will learn and work on work plans, shop drawings, submittals, 5‑week schedules, craft supervision, and project documentation. During this learning phase you will travel the country building complex projects that profoundly impact communities. We seek people committed to the construction industry and active in field projects building work.

Kiewit Southwest District specializes in heavy civil, transportation and water projects. We operate primarily in Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. Projects include highways, bridges, runways, terminals, transit systems, power plants, water treatment facilities, dams, canals, wastewater treatment plants and tunnels.

Home base is Phoenix, Arizona, but this position will travel and work on projects in Idaho Falls and/or Cascade, Idaho. Must be willing to travel where the work is located and could be assigned to a project in Utah, TX, New Mexico and additional states as our projects begin to unfold in 2026.

• Provide supervisory direction of craft workers through the foreman, managing performance of productivity, safety, quality and schedule adherence.
• Liaison between field engineering and craft to ensure compliance with construction drawings and specifications.
• Coordinate and interface effectively with other superintendents, subcontractors, and Kiewit staff personnel and leadership to ensure smooth workflow and schedule adherence.
• Resolve employee conflicts, grievances, and scheduling difficulties, informing project management as appropriate.
• Assist in schedule planning, determining craft labor levels, material quantities, and equipment requirements.
• Ensure project rules, procedures and programs are followed consistently, including safety, attendance, and workplace behavior standards per Company’s non‑harassment and nondiscrimination policies.

• Minimum 5 years’ experience overseeing self‑performed concrete work in a heavy civil construction environment.
• Advanced knowledge of construction disciplines, union agreements, jurisdictional issues, safety regulations, scheduling, cost control, engineering drawings and documents.
• Demonstrated ability to efficiently supervise and evaluate craft performance.
• Highly motivated, with a passion for excellence and initiative.
• Strong work ethic, willing to do what it takes to get the job done right the first time.
• Commitment to ethics and integrity.
• Passion for safety, ensuring nobody gets hurt.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Team player capable of working independently to meet deadlines, goals, and objectives.
• Strong organization, time management, and attention to detail.
• Ability to travel as needed.

• Regular, reliable attendance.
• Work productively and meet deadlines timely.
• Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment.
• Perform work safely and effectively; understand and follow oral and written instructions, warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
• Work during normal operating hours and may work overtime and weekends as required.
• May work at various locations with varying conditions.

We offer our full‑time staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that is among the best in our industry, including top‑tier medical, dental, and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents; voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs; life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.